|
Personnel & Training Division
Recruitment and Employment Opportunities
Full-Time Portsmouth Police Officer Recruitment
Upcoming Testing Dates / Minimum Qualifications
Application Process / Physical Agility Test / Additional Phases of the Selection Process
Salary/Benefits / Summary of Duties-Responsibilities /
Contact Us
Mission Statement
The mission of the Portsmouth Police Department is to prevent crime, preserve order, and protect the rights and lives of all people. We will work in partnership with our Community to identify and effectively respond to the diverse, ever-changing social and neighborhood problems and needs. We will do this with respect, fairness and compassion.
Upcoming Testing Dates
 |
"The Portsmouth Police Department participates in a regional testing process through Great Bay Community College. Participation in this test will place the applicant on the eligibility list of approximately 45 southern New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts and southern Maine law enforcement agencies. Click here for testing dates and information on how to register.
|
Minimum Qualifications
Education / Experience:
- Must be a US citizen
- Applicant must be 21 years of age prior to receiving a conditional offer of employment
- High School diploma or GED equivalent is required
- Military experience or post secondary schooling is strongly recommended
- Must have no criminal record
- Must possess a valid driver's license
Application Process
The Portsmouth Police Department is currently NOT hiring full time Police Officers.
**The Portsmouth Police Department participates in a regional testing process through Great Bay Community College. Participation in this test will place the applicant on the eligibility list of approximately 45 southern New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts and southern Maine law enforcement agencies.
The Portsmouth Police Department DOES NOT issue applications for employment. It is NOT A REQUIREMENT of the Portsmouth Police Department for a full-time New Hampshire certified police officer to take the Great Bay Community College Police Entrance Exam.
All other applicants who are interested in being employed by the Portsmouth Police Department MUST TAKE THIS EXAM.
Get my Entry Level Police Testing Application
For additional information please contact Lt. Darrin Sargent 603-610-7549 or via e-mail at dsargent@cityofportsmouth.com
Physical Agility Test
|
Age |
Males: |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
Single Bench Press * |
.96 |
.86 |
.78 |
.70 |
Sit-ups (1 min.) |
37 |
33 |
28 |
22 |
Push-ups |
27 |
21 |
16 |
11 |
1 1/2 mile run |
12:53 min. |
13:25 min. |
14:10 min. |
15:53 min. |
|
|
Age |
Females: |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
Single Bench Press * |
.58 |
.52 |
.48 |
.43 |
Sit-ups (1 min.) |
31 |
24 |
19 |
12 |
Push-ups
OR
Modified Push-ups |
14
22 |
10
17 |
8
11 |
N/A
10 |
1 1/2 mile run |
15:32 min. |
16:43 min. |
17:38 min. |
19:43 min. |
* The weight that a candidate is required to bench press is computed as follows: Candidate’s body weight multiplied by the decimal found in the applicable age column. |
Additional Phases of the Selection Process
Those applicants who are chosen from the written exam eligibility list by the Portsmouth Police Department will be invited, along with the full-time certified applicants, to participate in the Portsmouth Police Department's physical agility test. Those applicants who successfully complete this phase of the hiring process will be further invited to attend the Portsmouth Police Department's Assessment Center Evaluation process.
From this point, all applicants are evaluated, scored and placed on a final eligibility list. A background investigation of listed applicants will commence shortly afterwards depending on the number of officers the Portsmouth Police Department is hiring at the time. An applicant who is chosen to have a background investigation completed, will be extended a conditional offer of employment.
An applicant who successfully completes the background portion of the hiring process will then move on to a polygraph examination, followed by a psychological evaluation and medical exam. It is required that the applicant successfully complete each portion listed above. The final step of the hiring process will be a required interview conducted by the Chief and Deputy Chief of Police of the Portsmouth Police Department.
All non-certified police officer applicants who are selected for full-time employment by the Portsmouth Police Department will be required to attend the next available Police Academy Recruitment Class to be held in Concord NH at the New Hampshire Police Standards & Training Council.
Salary / Benefits
The starting salary of an entry level police officer with the Portsmouth Police Department is $42,771.81 and ranges to $57,591.56 for Master Patrolman II.
Benefits for full-time sworn police officers include the following:
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Insurance
- New Hampshire Retirement System
- Annual Vacation
- Sick Leave
- Funeral Leave
- Personal Days
- Deferred Compensation Plans
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Police Relief Association
- In-House Fitness Room
- Educational Assistance
The Portsmouth Police Department offers full-time sworn officers the ability to apply for a variety of special assignments including the Bike Patrol, Crime Stoppers, Crisis Negotiation Team, Detectives, Seacoast Emergency Response Team, Honor Guard, Police K-9, Motorcycle Patrol, Narcotics Unit, Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, Firearms Armorer, Defensive Tactics/ASP/OC/Taser Instructor, Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), Breath-test Operator and Child Passenger Safety-Seat Inspector.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs patrolling duties in a vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle or on foot in an assigned area
- Answers calls for service
- Investigates traffic accidents and criminal offenses
- Makes arrests, issues citations and warnings
- Interacts with the community
- Identification of community problem areas with expected problem solutions
- Processes and transports prisoners
- Gathers information and writes investigative and other reports
Contact Us
Portsmouth Police Department
Personnel & Training Division
3 Junkins Ave.
Portsmouth NH, 03801
Phone: (603) 610-7428
Fax: (603)-610-7600
e-mail: tnichols@cityofportsmouth.com
THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO PROVIDE AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TO ALL PEOPLE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, SEX, RELIGION, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR DISABILITY AND TO ENSURE THIS PRACTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION IS APPLIED TO EVERY ASPECT OF ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
|
